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February Membership Meeting

Just a reminder that our union's February membership meeting will be this coming Tuesday (Feb. 17) at 5:30pm.  We'll be meeting in Room 202 of th...

Help Stop the Elimination of Recreational Therapist Jobs @ Essentia

Essentia Health has announced that they will be eliminating nearly all of their Recreational Therapist positions.   The reasons cited are “budget...

Local 9460 College Scholarships for 2026!

It's that time of year again!  The application period for the 2026 United Steelworkers Local 9460 college scholarships is now open.  Childre...

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21 Jul, 2025

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Contracts Ratified for Essentia Health Regional Clinics

The tentative agreements between USW 9460 and Essentia were ratified last week. Congrats and thank you to everyone at Ely, Hibbing, Spooner, Hayward and Ashland who voted!

Contracts Ratified for Essentia Health Regional Clinics

14 Jul, 2025

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Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

Tentative Agreements have been reached in our contract negotiations with Essentia Health's Regional Clinics. Copies of the TA are being distributed to everyone by the Unit Chairs. If you haven't gotten a copy yet, be sure to reach out to your Unit Chair.

Tentative Agreements Reached for Essentia Regional Clinics

07 Jul, 2025

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Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

You may have heard that the nurses strike is off at Essentia and Aspirus. Yes and no. The Aspirus strike has been called off because a tentative agreement was reached there. A tentative agreement was also reached at Essentia for the hospital RNs.

Steelworkers Stand With the MNA!

30 Jun, 2025

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Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center

This past Friday the nurses at the Chisholm Health Center held an informational picket. The facility is owned by St. Francis and the nurses are represented by United Steelworkers Local 9349. They have been in contract negotiations for nine months.

Informational Picket Held at Chisholm Health Center

30 Jun, 2025

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Letting Rural Health Care Bleed Out

When Marketa Anderson’s daughter sustained injuries in a car crash, an ambulance rushed her to the emergency department at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing, Minn., for care.

Letting Rural Health Care Bleed Out

27 Jun, 2025

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Regional Clinics Negotiations Update #2

We met with Essentia this week for Regional Clinic contract negotiations. Despite having been very far apart on wages up until now, we did make some progress. We hope that movement continues! However we’re still not interested in Essentia’s proposal for “cross facility coll

Regional Clinics Negotiations Update #2